Difference between revisions of "Wikisimpsons:Plagiarism"
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| − | A lot of content on this wiki, mainly episodes, is taken from Wikipedia. This is pointed out using the Wikipedia template by typing <nowiki>{{Wikipedia}}</nowiki>. This is displayed as: | + | A lot of content on this wiki, mainly episodes, is taken from Wikipedia. This is pointed out using the Wikipedia template by typing <nowiki>{{Wikipedia}}</nowiki>. No more articles should use content from Wikipedia and the edits will be reverted. This is displayed as: |
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This page is an official Wikisimpsons policy and must be followed. |
Plagiarism is the taking of material used on other websites to be used on this one. This is frowned upon by the community and is not wanted but it is acceptable. By acceptable, we would prefer not to use other websites content but it is not against the policy unless the website taken from denies use of their content.
Wikipedia
A lot of content on this wiki, mainly episodes, is taken from Wikipedia. This is pointed out using the Wikipedia template by typing {{Wikipedia}}. No more articles should use content from Wikipedia and the edits will be reverted. This is displayed as: Template:Wikipedia
However, if you notice a page that is similar or an exact copy of a Wikipedia article, please change it to make it less noticeable. Then we can remove the template.
An easy way to spot an article copied from Wikipedia is through the links. Some users can not even be bothered to link these to Wikipedia, leaving red links a lot of the time. If a red link looks like it should not belong on this wiki, and there are multiple of these on the page, it is most likely a copy and paste job.
